]]>So the rumors were true: Piers Morgan, the man most of you know (if you know him at all) as a judge on “America’s Got Talent,” will take over Larry King’s spot on CNN. No word on whether Morgan will inherit King’s wide glasses and suspenders, too.

Referring to Morgan as a “global media personality,” a CNN news release said he will host “a candid, in-depth newsmaker interview program” on the cable network beginning in January. Fans of Ryan Seacrest immediately went into mourning.

CNN President Jon Klein said Morgan will “look at all aspects of the news with style and humor with an occasional good laugh in the process.”

So what do you think? Are you happy with the pick — or would you give Morgan the big “X” that he gives to so many delusional pretenders on “America’s Got Talent”? Will you miss King? Or are you fed up with the old toad?

]]>http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2010/09/08/its-official-piers-morgan-gets-larry-kings-gig/feed/21Larry King calls it quits; who will take over?http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2010/06/30/larry-king-calls-it-quits-who-will-take-over/
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2010/06/30/larry-king-calls-it-quits-who-will-take-over/#commentsWed, 30 Jun 2010 13:38:58 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/?p=18948The embattled Larry King says it’s “time to hang up the nightly suspenders.” Yes, the venerable TV host announced last night that he’ll be stepping down from his long-running CNN talk show sometime in the fall, after a replacement is… Continue Reading →

The embattled Larry King says it’s “time to hang up the nightly suspenders.” Yes, the venerable TV host announced last night that he’ll be stepping down from his long-running CNN talk show sometime in the fall, after a replacement is found. (See the above video).

Castro Valley native and Stanford grad Rachel Maddow continues to get a lot of ink as the host of a new nightly talk show on MSNBC. The New York Times wrote this week that “The Rachel Maddow Show” has done… Continue Reading →

Castro Valley native and Stanford grad Rachel Maddow continues to get a lot of ink as the host of a new nightly talk show on MSNBC. The New York Times wrote this week that “The Rachel Maddow Show” has done something that is virtually unheard of: Doubling the audience for a cable news channel’s 9 p.m. hour in a matter of days.

More important for her bosses at MSNBC is that “The Rachel Maddow Show,” her left-leaning news and commentary program, has averaged a higher rating among 25- to 54-year-olds than “Larry King Live” on CNN for 13 of the 25 nights she has been host, the Times wrote.

I recently wrote a profile of Maddow, who I found to be incredibly bright, funny, charming and articulate. No wonder she’s generating impressive numbers.